What do systematic reviews say?

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach led to lower requirement for additional (surgical) interventions (plate removal… compared with intraoral approach alone; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  90 days · Angle of mandible only
  RR 0.57 [0.33, 0.98]
  1 study · 140 participants
  GRADE not reported

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach showed no clear difference in non-union compared with intraoral approach alone; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Angle of mandible only
  RR 1.0 [0.17, 5.79]
  1 study · 140 participants
  GRADE not reported

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months · Angle of mandible only
  Persistent malocclusion was minimal, reported in one participant in each group at the 3-month follow-up. Mean interincisor mouth opening at 3 months 37.68 mm (range 17 to 50) combined approach vs 38.19 mm (range 22 to…
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach showed no clear difference in post-operative infection (persistent) compared with intraoral approach alone; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months · Angle of mandible only
  RR 0.47 [0.20, 1.09]
  1 study · 138 participants
  GRADE not reported

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Angle of mandible only
  The investigators reported that no patients were "recorded as having an unsatisfactory scar", but it was unclear how, when and by whom the assessments were made.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach led to lower wound dehiscence compared with intraoral approach alone; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months · Angle of mandible only
  RR 0.43 [0.19, 0.98]
  1 study · 138 participants
  GRADE not reported

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

• Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 year
  This comparison was only made in 1 study which reported no serious adverse events associated with HBO therapy. Quality of life measures (oral status, functioning, satisfaction) showed emotional functioning and pain…
  1 study · 26 participants
  Very low

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

It is very uncertain whether combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant… changes incidence of ORN compared with antibiotics alone prior to dental implant therapy (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 year
  RR 3.00 [0.14, 65.16]
  1 study · 26 participants
  Very low

Any intervention for KCOT (e.g. enucleation), alone or combined with an adjunctive therapy (ostectomy, cryotherapy, or Carnoy's solution) vs A different intervention (e.g. enucleation versus marsupialisation), or the same surgical intervention without the adjunctive therapy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for the treatment of keratocystic odontogenic tumours 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No randomised controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria were identified. In view of the fact that no studies were identified, no data were available for analysis.
  0 studies
  No studies found